Vocabulary 3 Flashcards
(63 cards)
What means to cram in ?
to make a special effort to meet with (someone) or to do (something) although one is very busy.
He tries to cram in too much into our lessons and nothing really gets explained
Go off the rails (people, storyline etc) ?
to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable, especially dishonestly or illegally:
Ex:
He went off the rails in his first year at university.
The storyline for the last of us goes a little off the rails and start devolving into the background of almost irrelevant side characters
I like Disney and musical, Moana suits me to a tee
Perfect fit f
X hit close to home ?
To affect emotionally because one can relate
To mirror smth?
To represent something as it is
An uproar about sth?
a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot of noise
Face a backlash ?
A strong negative reaction by a large group of people
Ex:
The film faced a backlash for how they treated the deception of suicide in 13 reasons why
Up in arms about ?
Being angry or upset
Many groups were up in arms about the depiction of Hannah’s death in 13 reasons why
What means to pander to ?
to do or provide exactly what a person or group wants, especially when it is not acceptable, reasonable, or approved of, usually in order to get some personal advantage:
Ex:
It’s not good the way she panders to his every whim.
I hate parents that pander to their children, it almost stifles them from becoming functional adults if they always get what they want
Seldom?
Rarely
Deft - show deftness in (handling/skill/ability) ?
Skillful/effective
Ex:
She shows deft ability to handle the situation when so many others panicked
Ineffable quality ?
causing so much emotion, especially pleasure, that it cannot be described:
To great or intense to be expressed in words
To lust (after) ?
a very powerful feeling of wanting something:
Ex:
her lust for power
From the outset ?
From the beginning
Live up to the hype ?
Be as good as expected and anticipated by the public
It doesn’t not pull its punches ?
Speak in an honest way without being kind
Viable ?
Able to work as intended
Subvert ? (Trope/expectations/conventions/morals)
Try to destroy/damage something (politic specially)
Set the benchmark for ?
Set as high standards to be compared witn
Do away with ?
Get rid of/stop using
Wishy-washy ?
having no colour, firm ideas, principles, or noticeable qualities of any type:
Ex:
The candidate gave a few unsatisfactory wishy-washy answers.
Watercolours are too wishy-washy for my taste.
Gritty ?
showing the unpleasant or difficult features of something as they really are:
Ex:
The novel was praised for its gritty realism and emotional intensity.
a gritty crime drama
a gritty portrayal of urban poverty
Come off ?
To happen as planned
Tugs at the heartstrings ?
To cause strong feelings of love/sympathy
